Recap: Vancouver vs. Edmonton

The Canucks overcame three two-goal deficits and tied the game at 4-4 on Linden Vey's first NHL goal at 7:06 of the third period.

After an exciting overtime period, Higgins fired a wrister off the glove of Edmonton goalie Viktor Fasth to secure the extra point for Vancouver, which opened its season with a 4-2 victory at Calgary on Wednesday.

Ryan Miller stopped 25-of-29 shots and improved to 8-0 lifetime against the Oilers.

"The boys worked real hard and bailed me out," Miller said.

Fasth made 39 saves for the Oilers, who suffered a 5-2 home defeat to the Flames in Thursday's opener.

"We played good during most parts of the game," said Fasth. "We got a lot of penalties today. It's a tough team to beat when you're spending that much time in the box."

Brad Hunt potted his first NHL goal on a power play, beating Miller with a slap shot 5:41 into the contest. Mark Arcobello scored on a backhander at the right post to make it 2-0 at 10:31 of the first period.

The Canucks got on the board with 10 seconds remaining in the opening frame when Henrik Sedin deflected a shot by his twin brother Daniel, who picked up his 500th career assist and collected two more later on.

Nail Yakupov gave Edmonton a 3-1 lead 2:22 into the second, but Nick Bonino countered 2:04 later for Vancouver.

The Canucks then got a four-minute power play when Taylor Hall went off for high-sticking. Jesse Joensuu, however, scored a shorthanded goal to make it 4-2 at 8:36.

Still on the man advantage, Vancouver newcomer Radim Vrbata buried a feed from Daniel Sedin at 10:48.

The Canucks pulled even on another power play, as Daniel Sedin dished to Vey in the slot. Vey fired a shot between the legs of Fasth.

Game Notes

Teddy Purcell and David Perron both had two assists for Edmonton ... The
Oilers have lost 12 of their last 15 games at Vancouver.